Bay of Biscay
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The Bay of Biscay is a large gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of western France and northern Spain, known for its rough seas and rich marine life.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
→
body of water → gulf → |
| area | approximately 223000 square kilometres → |
| averageDepth | approximately 1744 metres → |
| bordersRegion |
Asturias
→
Basque Country → Brittany → Cantabria → Galicia → Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED → Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED → |
| climateInfluenceOn |
northern Spain
→
Western France →
surface form: "western France"
|
| containsSeaArea |
Bay of Biscay
→
surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
|
| countryBorder |
France
→
Spain → |
| hasCoastlineOn |
France
→
Spain → |
| hasMarineEcosystem |
dolphins
→
pelagic fish → seabirds → whales → |
| hasPort |
Bilbao
→
Bordeaux → Gijón → La Rochelle → Nantes → Santander → |
| knownFor |
frequent storms
→
high waves → rich marine life → rough seas → strong winds → |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean → |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
northern Spain
→
Western France →
surface form: "western France"
|
| locatedOn | European continental shelf → |
| maximumDepth | approximately 4735 metres → |
| oceanographicFeature |
large swells
→
strong winter storms → upwelling zones → |
| opensTo | Atlantic Ocean → |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
→
surface form: "North Atlantic Ocean"
eastern Atlantic Ocean →
surface form: "northeast Atlantic Ocean"
|
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
→
marine research → shipping → |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
subject surface form: "Northern Spain"
subject surface form: "Northern Spain"
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
this entity surface form: "Cantabria Sea (via Bay of Biscay)"
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
subject surface form: "Loire-Atlantique"
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
this entity surface form: "Bay of Biscay coast"